The EU’s recovery fund will finance 40% of the ambitious French programme

Planet Business: Unedifying chapters all round

Principle of mutualised debt, not the amount, is thing ‘that mattered’ for France

French president seeks political advice from a man dogged by scandals

French president may be struggling domestically but is on a roll on the European stage

Governments will need to start thinking about who will pay for their ballooning deficits

Macron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022

Analysis: The State is one of the chief opponents to pan-European digital taxation

Move paves the way for a summer of transatlantic tension, heated negotiations

Minister is ‘very much liked’ in Brussels but availability for post will depend on new government

Finance minister Bruno Le Maire has warned that the toughest days lie ahead

Majority of primary schools to reopen and wider travel permitted from Monday

Mechanism would provide back-to-back loans for short-time working schemes

Measure would come on top of other multi-billion rescue packages

Row over face masks exposes threat to EU principles of free trade and collaboration

Paris Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinement

French finance minister will discuss the plan with EU competition commissioner Vestager

‘I don’t want to name that country, but everybody knows which country I’m thinking of’

Martin Shanahan identifies slowing growth and a digital tax as challenges

Trump targets France over ‘discriminatory’ digital tax

Macron under pressure to take a stand on issues including the wearing of headscarves

European governments actively discussing nomination of departing Bank of England governor

Italy warned previous commitments to rein in its debt must be honoured

Reluctance of French government to engage blamed for collapse of talks

EU commissioner Vestager says ‘Europe must step forward’ in terms of a digital sales tax

Europe Letter: Derailed merger of Alstom and Siemens sparks call for policy change

Bruno Le Maire addresses thorny subject in a ‘friends can say difficult things’ manner

Bruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visit

The aim is to protect the EU’s industrial base from what is seen as predatory competition from China and threats from trade wars

Europe Letter: Brexit will get a look-in, but is by no means leaders’ main preoccupation

Clashes between protesters and police were sparked by anger over fuel tax rises

Europe Letter: France’s Bruno Le Maire is mobilising for a cause Dublin is dead against

Trump admits it ‘certainly looks’ as if journalist is dead as diplomats pull out of summit

Republic and Luxembourg strongly against levy on online services

Rescue ship with dozens on board must dock according to EU rules, says Bruno Le Maire

May’s visit is the fourth high-level meeting between British and French officials in France in eight days

Euro zone largest states agree proposal to advance plan for common European tax base

Trade wars lead to real wars, says French President Emmanuel Macron

Coalition of populist Five Star and League parties could be in place by end of the week

Finance minister criticises treatment of French start-ups and developers